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Question Number 1: What kind of young girl is Scout Finch? In what ways is she both a familiar and an unusual character? Did you identify with her? How does she change over the course of the novel? What does she learn? Why does she resist Aunt Alexandra’s efforts to turn her into a "lady"?

Scout Finch is a curious girl because whenever she hears a word she doesn't know or when she is curious about something she goes and asks Atticus. The only thing I would Identify with scout and me is that we are both curious because I like to know things. scout has changed over the coarse of the novel because she is growing up more she is not as childish. I think scout has learned it doesn't matter what coloer you are we are all people. Scout resist aunt alexandra effort to turn her into a lady because she doesn't want to be a lady. Jcave

Scout Finch is a tomboy type girl whos just starting to learn about the world around her. As she gets older she starts to see more discrimination, like against black people, and sees hate towards her father for defending one. She grows up over the course of the novel, between starting school and just the coming of age. She learns from atticus what true courage is, and how to treat people. Scout resists Aunt Alexandra's offer because she doesnt want to change, doesn't want to be a lady. I reflect on Jcave's entry. I agree with her opinion, i believe Scout is curious. Mdonaton

Scout Finch is a girl who has a different life than most kids her age. She is very advanced intellectually and is beginning to learn about the world around her as she gets older. She is a familiar character because of how she doesn't exactly fit in with the crowd (Jem and Dill), but she is unusual at the same time because of how smart she is and the structure of her home life. It's unusual that she calls her father Atticus by his first name. I agree with Mdonaton when she says that Scout starts to see more discrimination and prejudice against blacks as she gets older throughout the novel. I also think thats why she is afraid of change. Scout resists Aunt Alexandra's offer because of the fact that she is afraid of change. She is just learning about her life and how it's changing and becoming a lady might scare her. Mbastone

Scout Finch is a tough young girl. She is also advanced in school because she reads every night with Atticus (her dad). Scout is rough around the edges because she is growing up without a mother. Her mother died when she was very little, she cannot even remember her. She is the type of girl who would get into a fight with a boy if they did something wrong to her. This actually happened to Scout. She rubbed a boy’s nose into the dirt because he got her in trouble. Scout is a familiar character because she is curious girl. She always wants to know what is happening and why. Scout, Dill, and Jem are all curious seeing Boo Radley. She is also a familiar character because she does not fit into a crowd. As Mbastone stated. Over the summer, Dill and Jem would leave her out of things. Scout is an unusual character because she is a tough girl. Not a lot of girls are tough enough to go pick a fight with boys. I am short of like Scout because I am not too girly. I like to play sports, and I am good at schoolwork just like Scout. Scout changes over the novel because she is getting older and now understands more things. Where as a kid she was confused at different things. Scout learns from her father about how courage is not a man with a riffle but a man who s understanding and considerate toward others. Scout resist Aunt Alexandra’s efforts to turn into a woman because she is afraid of change. She is afraid what people are going to think of her when she is a woman. I agree with Mbastone and Mdonaton responses because they both have the same ideas as I do. Mbastone and Mdonaton think that Scout is worried about becoming a woman. I think this is true also. I agree with Mdonaton because she says Scout learns aout courage and I think that is a big concept Scout learns about from Atticus. Cconnolly

Scout Finch is not the typical young girl of the 1930’s. She has a brother Jem, who influences her and the way she acts. She does not wear dresses; she wears overalls, so she can be considered a tomboy. Scout does not have any female figures in her life, such as a mother, other than Calp. In the beginning of the book, she begins in first grade and is quite intelligent. She knows how to read and write which surprises her teacher. She is violent and physically hurts people to get her point across. No, I do not feel I identify with her. I was never a tomboy and outgoing. In addition, when I was her age in school I was very quiet and did not do anything to hurt anyone physically or verbally. However, I feel she became more mature, understanding right from wrong In the beginning she was very childish and was rude to people. For example, when Walter Cunningham got her in trouble as school, she tried beating him up. In addition, when he was invited to one of their dinners she made a remark about him using too much syrup. She did not understand that he is not as fortunate as they to have a good dinner every night. She learns to accept people and to ignore harsh remarks made toward her or her family. For example, she resisted hurting Cecil Jacobs when she offended her father, about him having a black man as a client. She learns that hurting someone is not the key to her answers when some one bothers her. She resists her Aunt Alexandra’s efforts to turn into a “lady” because she has been dressing and acting the same her whole life, so she does not see anything wrong with it. She feels she is comfortable in what she wears and does not see the big deal in changing that. Overall, Scout knows to ignore anything that she gets upset about and keep her head up high. I am reflecting to Molly and Claire’s answer to the questions about Scout. I agree with Molly when she says that Scout is just starting to uncover the world around her. She witnesses more discrimination in her life and learns that it is not wrong to be kind to someone who is of a different race or social class. In addition, I agree with how she learns to have courage because she has to understand that people do talk about her family in a harsh way. I agree with Claire when she says that Scout learns that courage is not a man with a riffle but a man who is understanding and considerate toward others. Therefore, she gains the courage to know that what her father is doing is not wrong, to stay strong, and ignore the people that think that it is a disgrace to the family to defend a black man. MichelleF

I think that Scout is a very rough and tumble girl, because she always wants to have things more or less her way. She wants to fit in, but also wants people out of her way, so she can do things herself also. She likes to take authority into her own hands, like when she picks a lot of fights, usually with boys, which in the 30’s was an extremely unwomanly thing to do, even less so than today. She likes to stand up for what she thinks is right, sometimes with violence, like when she tries to defend Atticus from the people in town an even in his own family from saying that he defends black people, said in an insulting way. She doesn’t really want to change from being the way she is, somewhat boyish, but still having fun and being adventurous. She isn’t interested in “becoming a woman”, or being more lady-like. She appears to be quite happy the way she is. Reflecting on Ccololly’s writing, I agree with her in saying that Scout is familiar because she doesn’t fit into a crowd as easily as her brother, Jem, for example. SamB

Scout Finch is not like most young girls in Maycomb. She is unique in the way that she does not dress like most girls do. She does not wear dresses or play dolls but wears overalls and plays in the mud with her older brother Jem. Her whole life is around boys. She only lives with her father Atticus and her brother Jem beacuse her mother died when she was very young. She also only plays with Jem and Dill, which are both boys. Scout does not really know how to act like a girl and it is not her fault. Over time he changes beacuse at the beginning of the novel she is very intelligent since Atticus taught her how to read at home. She was also very rough and if she did not get something her way, she would beat someone up if she had to. Now in the novel she is starting to not be as rough as she used to but she is still a tomboy. Scout learns to stop beating people up and to ignore them. No, I do not identify with Scout beacuse growing up I was not a tomboy even though I do have an older brother. I was always playing with dolls and did not enjoy getting messy. Scout resists Aunt Alexandras efforts to turn he into a lady beacuse she does not want to change the way she is. She has been acting and dressing that way her whole life. She does not want to change now just to please her Aunt. I agree with CConally because she said that Scout is afraid of change. I agree with her because Scout does not know what to ecpect of she does change her ways. I also agree with MichelleF because she said that Scout is now more mature and is not rude to people. That is true because now Scout is more comfortable being nice to people. She now knows that she does not have to treat people bad in order to prove she is right. AlyssaA

I agree with everyone. It is clear that Scout isn't your average girl. She is clearly more of a tomboy or tough girl... sorta thing. I agree with what alyssa said about Scout not changing just for her aunt. Scout likes herself and her friends and her life style and sees no reason to change. - Julia R

I think scout is the new generation of a southern woman. She is tough and likes to speak her mind. She stand up for what she believes in. she like who she is and does not want to change, which could be a problem with Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra is always criticizing scout and trying to change her and try to make her look and act more like a girl than a boy. Scout does not like the idea of changing because she likes who she is and that causes conflict between her and Aunt Alexandra. I also agree with C Conoly scout is a tough girl and acts like a tom boy because she grew up with no mother which has a lot to do with the way she is and the way she acts.

Irini B.